Exciting Topics

We have had some really great people and groups contact us about providing workshops for Maine Innkeepers through our Academy. We are going to spend the summer preparing one fantastic workshop schedule for fall. Everything from marketing to special events to additional income streams for your inn. If you have ideas, add them to the pile. This is going to be great!

Final Workshop of the Season

What a way to go into Season 2010. The PR Workshop with Jim and Gillian Britt of gBritt was a great success. We have heard from many that May on is just too busy for workshops and especially this year which is proving to be a banner season. We'll be working on workshops for fall and also webinars and such that you can watch at your own pace.

Above are some of Dana's photos from the workshop, to see them all go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/dana_moos/4544800468/in/set-72157623912956232/

PR Workshop this Thursday!!

We are getting really excited about Thursday's, April 22nd, workshop with gBritt. gBritt is the PR Firm behind the brilliantly executed Maine Restaurant Week.

You really don't want to miss this - we think some fun things may come out of it and you'll want your inn to be a part of it.

Press attention for Maine Inns benefit all of us and the possiblilities are endless.

There is no charge and there is plenty of room for everyone. To RSVP just email us at inns@swanagency.com to tell us your coming or register on our Facebook page.

Spring Workshops

First, thank you so much for your comments and suggestions. We realize that spring came early this year and everyone is getting really busy much earlier than usual. We love that.

We are putting off some of our workshops that focus on topics that are not essential to offer until after things slow down in the fall.

We are going to continue focusing on workshops that have important information for the here and now. Our Aprill 22nd workshop on PR is one of these. We are so fortunate to have the gBritt team in Portland talking to us about Public Relations and Press for our inns. This is going to be a great workshop and we may even come up with some ideas to collectively promote Maine B&Bs in the Summer 2010 Press. Don't miss this one. It could have immediate and direct impact on your bottom line.

You can RSVP on Facebook or email us at inns@swanagency.com. There is no charge for this class and it is being held at The Danforth on April 22nd from 10am - Noon. If you want to come down the night before and enjoy Portland, we've made arrangments for a great room rate - email inns@swanagency.com to sign up and for the code.